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Geography (GEOG)

Geography (GEOG)

Location

Location

  • Burnside Hall, Room 705
  • 805 Sherbrooke Street West
  • Montreal QC H3A 0B9
  • Telephone: 514-398-4951 (or leave a message: 514-398-4111)
  • Fax: 514-398-7437
  • Email: undergrad.geog [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: www.mcgill.ca/geography

About Geography

About Geography

The Geography Department offers programs in both Arts and Science. Refer to Faculties & Schools > Faculty of Science > Undergraduate > Geography (GEOG) for B.Sc. Geography programs, a list of teaching staff, an outline of the nature of Geography, and opportunities for study in this discipline.

Geography is a broad, holistic discipline; both a natural and a social science because it examines people and their environment and serves as a bridge between physical and cultural processes. Human Geography (a social science, thus B.A. programs) is concerned especially with the political, economic, social, and cultural processes and resource practices that create spatial patterns and define particular places. Physical Geography (B.Sc. programs) integrates disciplines such as climatology, geomorphology, geology, biology, hydrology, ecology, soil science, and even marine science. Whether considering greenhouse gas emissions, the spread of disease, or threats to biodiversity, in all cases geographers are interested in where things happen, why, and with what consequences.

Our graduates go on to careers in environmental consulting, social agencies, or non-governmental organizations. Skills in Geographic Information Science (GIS) are very marketable. Students are well prepared for graduate work in social sciences, urban planning, and environmental studies at leading schools.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

There are no departmental prerequisites for entrance to the B.A. Major Concentrations or Honours programs in Geography. It is helpful for Arts students to include 6 credits of Mathematics in their CEGEP or pre-university programs. A student who has completed college or pre-university geography courses fully equivalent to those of first year university may, with the adviser's approval, substitute other courses as part of the Major Concentrations or Honours programs. B.A. students in U0 are invited to take GEOG 205 for science credit and GEOG 200 for social science credit.

Geography (GEOG) Faculty

Geography (GEOG) Faculty

See the Geography (GEOG) Faculty section in the Faculty of Science.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Geography (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration Geography is designed to provide students in the Faculty of Arts with an overview of basic elements of human geography at the introductory and advanced level. This Minor concentration may be expanded into the Major Concentration Geography, but not into the Major Concentration Geography (Urban Systems).

For more information, see Minor Concentration Geography (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Geographic Information Systems (18 credits)

This Minor concentration is designed to provide students in the Faculty of Arts who have an interest in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with a basic, yet comprehensive knowledge of concepts and methods relating to the analysis of geospatial data. ...

For more information, see Minor Concentration Geographic Information Systems (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Geography (Urban Systems) (18 credits)

This Minor concentration may be expanded into the Major Concentration Geography (Urban Systems).

For more information, see Minor Concentration Geography (Urban Systems) (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Geography (37 credits)

This program is designed to cover the main elements of human geography.

For more information, see Major Concentration Geography (37 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Geography (Urban Systems) (36 credits)

This interdisciplinary concentration exposes students to the various approaches to urban studies in many disciplines. ...

For more information, see Major Concentration Geography (Urban Systems) (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours Geography (61 credits)

The B.A. Honours Geography program is more concentrated and focused than the Major concentration. ...

For more information, see Honours Geography (61 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours Urban Systems (60 credits)

The B.A. Honours Urban Systems program is more concentrated and focused than the Major concentration. In addition to the Faculty of Arts requirement that Honours students maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00, students in a Geography Honours program must maintain a program GPA of at least 3.30 and complete a 6-credit Honours thesis. Honours students are encouraged to...

For more information, see Honours Urban Systems (60 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component Geography (36 credits)

Students wishing to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours program components in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs".  ...

For more information, see Joint Honours Component Geography (36 credits).

Geography (GEOG) Related Programs and Study Semesters

Geography (GEOG) Related Programs and Study Semesters

Africa Field Study Semester

Africa Field Study Semester

The Department of Geography (Prof. Thom Meredith), Faculty of Science, coordinates the 15-credit interdisciplinary Africa Field Study Semester. For further information, contact Martine Dolmière, Internship & Field Studies Officer, 514-398-1063; or see Field Studies > Undergraduate > Africa Field Study Semester.

Panama Field Study Semester

Panama Field Study Semester

The program is a joint venture between À¦°óSMÉçÇø and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. For more information, see Field Studies > Undergraduate > Panama Field Study Semester.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)

Geography Courses of Most Interest to Arts Students

Geography Courses of Most Interest to Arts Students

Geography Courses of Most Interest to Arts Students
GEOG 200 (3) Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems
GEOG 201 (3) Introductory Geo-Information Science
GEOG 202 (3) Statistics and Spatial Analysis
GEOG 205 (3) Global Change: Past, Present and Future
GEOG 210 (3) Global Places and Peoples
GEOG 216 (3) Geography of the World Economy
GEOG 217 (3) Cities in the Modern World
GEOG 221 (3) Environment and Health
GEOG 300 (3) Human Ecology in Geography
GEOG 301 (3) Geography of Nunavut
GEOG 302 (3) Environmental Management 1
GEOG 303 (3) Health Geography
GEOG 306 (3) Raster Geo-Information Science
GEOG 307 (3) Socioeconomic Applications of GIS
GEOG 308 (3) Principles of Remote Sensing
GEOG 310 (3) Development and Livelihoods
GEOG 311 (3) Economic Geography
GEOG 315 (3) Urban Transportation Geography
GEOG 316 (3) Political Geography
GEOG 325 (3) New Master-Planned Cities
GEOG 331 (3) Urban Social Geography
GEOG 351 (3) Quantitative Methods
GEOG 360 (3) Analyzing Sustainability
GEOG 403 (3) Global Health and Environmental Change
GEOG 406 (3) Human Dimensions of Climate Change
GEOG 407 (3) Issues in Geography
GEOG 408 (3) Geography of Development
GEOG 409 (3) Geographies of Developing Asia
GEOG 410 (3) Geography of Underdevelopment: Current Problems
GEOG 420 (3) Memory, Place, and Power
GEOG 460 (3) Research in Sustainability
GEOG 494 (3) Urban Field Studies
GEOG 496 (3) Geographical Excursion
GEOG 501 (3) Modelling Environmental Systems
GEOG 502 (3) Geography of Northern Development
GEOG 503 (3) Advanced Topics in Health Geography
GEOG 506 (3) Advanced Geographic Information Science
GEOG 507 (3) Advanced Social Geography
GEOG 509 (3) Qualitative Methods
GEOG 510 (3) Humid Tropical Environments
GEOG 511 (3) Advanced Political Geography
GEOG 512 (3) Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Field Research
GEOG 514 (3) Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation
GEOG 515 (3) Contemporary Dilemmas of Development
GEOG 525 (3) Asian Cities in the 21st Century
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)
Faculty of Arts—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)
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